Polyglot Dictionary

Abstellgleis

/ˈapʃtɛlˌɡlaɪ̯s/

das noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Abstellgleise

Meaning

  1. siding

    Built from abstellen (to park) + Gleis (track).

    • Der Zug steht auf dem Abstellgleis.

      The train is on a siding.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • abstellen to park
  • Gleis track

Practice

1 What does Abstellgleis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Zug steht auf dem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Abstellgleis?

nouncompound

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